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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-05-19

The station at Woods Hall has been
actively engaged IN collecting, Matching
and distributing the eggs OF goldfish, of
which 90, 000, 900 have been Matched and
planted in Vineyard Sound and other ad-
jacent waters. 1t is probable that the
total production of the season will exceed
00,0O0,000 Goldfish when eggs are OBJ
tanned from the Ipswich Bay school, At
Wytheville, Va, the collecting OF Cali
fornia trout eggs is in full progress, over
100000 eggs having been obtained, Of which
fifty per cent will be distributed in lots of
8 900 and 10000 TO the different State com
missions, the balance to be Matched and
reared at the station, and distributed as
yearling fish to the streams of the Appal-
achian region in Pennsylvania, Virginia,
West Virginia North Carolina, Georgia
and Tennessee.
Another interesting feature of the work
of the commission, and one which is, per-
haps, more familiar to the general reader,
is the method used for distributing fish
Previous to 1880 the Fish Commission sent
its fish in large milk cans, all over the
country, in baggage cars, in special
charge of messengers" who changed the
water en- route as often as necessary, and
otherwise cared for the young fish This
method of transportation was attended
with great difficulty and often great loss
in the mortality of the young fish, from
the exposure to the heat or cold Of the
baggage car and the change of the water
in different localities Since that time
however, the commission has had built for
its use cars especially adapted to the uses
of transportation. These cars are so con-
structed that sufficient water can be car
ried, for the entire shipment, often cover
ing several days. By a process Of aeration
the water is used again and again to re-
plenish the water taken from the recep-
tacles in which the fish are carried. These
are simply tin buckets with per
forated covers, holding perhaps quart OF
water, and are placed underneath the
floor of the car. About one hundred cans
are usually carried, the number of fish Of
varying according TO the size.
Over 100000 white fish were recently
transported in one shipment to Oregon and
Washington Territory with loss Of only
five hundred. These cars are provided
with comfortable berths for the messen-
gers, akitchen, refrigerators, tanks, pump
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-05-19

gentle current from below. Several re-
ceptacles were made for the Matching Of
shad eggs, with only partially successful
results, but finally the device now most in
favor was perfected.
The cut shows the jars invented by Col
onel Macdonald, which are recognized
among fsh-culturists as being the most
approved method Of Matching and collect
ing fish. One of the jars is used for
Matching and the other for collecting The
jar consists essentially of a cylindrical
glass vessel with hemispherical bottom.
The top Of the Jar is closed by metallic
disc perforated with two fve-eighths inch
holes, one perfectly central, which admits
the tube that introduces the water into the
jar, and the other equally distant from the
central hole and from the edge OF the
plate. The other tube serves double pur-
pose, first, as an outlet for the water and
second, TO remove the dead eggs which.
pass of in the waste or are fed TO the
young fish in the aquaria When the
period of Matching approaches, instead OF
allowing the water from the Matching jars
TO pass directly into the sinks, it is neces-
sary to conduct 1T through the collecting
jars. This is precisely similar to the
Matching jar in construction The water
passes from the Matching jar through the
rubber tube into the eccentric opening OF the
receiving jar On the lower end of the CEN
trail tube is placed wire frame over
which is drawn a bag made Of cheap cotton,
the texture Of which is fine enough TO per-
init the water to strain through, the
meshes being so fine, however, that the
suction Of the water will not hold the
young fry against it, as would be the case
II wire screen was used. The water is
allowed to pass out of this second receiv.
ing jar into the waste. The young fish,
if they be shad or whitefish, begin to swim
around in the Matching jar, drifting with
the current They pass into the exit tube
and are carried over into the receiver in
which they may be collected to any mum.
Der desired, being retained there without
injury until convenient TO make shipment
From 10, 900 to 1000 eggs may be placed
in each jar. The constant flow of water
keeps the eggs in motion, and in about
three days they match out, the young fry
being placed in tanks ready for shipment
Practically the same method is used for
Matching various other kinds Of fish.
The current work Of the commission In
young fish at the different sta
tons shows gratifying results At Wash
ington 100000 white fish eggs were
Matched last week, the fry to be sent to
Lake Erie. AT Nashville and at Alpena,
Mich, 125 900, 900 white fish eggs were col
lected during the fall, OF which 25,00O,000
have been distributed to the State Com
missioners for Matching and planting, and
100, 1000 have been reserved to be Matched
at the Worthwhile station, the fry TO be
placed in the ocean and the great lakes.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-05-19

HE is such tickle, inconstant fellow,
you will never be happy with him. said
Esther's friends when they learned Of her
engagement TO young man who bore tho
reputation OF being q sad flirt. Esther,
however, knew that her lover had good
qualities, and she was willing 10 take the
risk. In nine cases out OF ten II would
have proved q mistake; but Esther was an
uncommon girl aud 70 every ones surprise
Fred made a model husband. How was lit
Well, Esther had cheerful, sunny temper
and q great deal of tact. Then she enjoyed
perfect health and was always so sweet,
neat and wholesome that Fred found his
own home most pleasant, and his own wife
more agreeable, than any other being. As
the year passed and he saw other women OF
Esther's age grow sickly, faded and qucru-
lous, he realized moro and moro that he had
"A jewel Of wife" Good health was half
the secret Of Esther's succcss- She re-
tanned her vitality and good looks, because
she warded of feminine weaknesses and
ailments by the use OF DR.. Pierco,s Favor
lite Prescription.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-05-19
FARM IMPROVEMENTS.
Timely Suggestions for the ConsideratI,
of Thoughtful ARriculturI.ta

Timely Suggestions for the Consideration
OF Thoughtful Agriculturists.
Every thing in nature is apparently
grand waste of power and effort.
A weed natures three million seeds
and perhaps dozen grow. A pine in
the forest during its life sheds meal
culable myriads of seeds and only few
of them terminate. Trees produce
fruit and seeds mature into plants only
to be destroyed by insects; animals
breed and multiply and then starve or
perish by disease, or destroy each other.
1t seems as If the whole organic crea-
ton was made to finally perish and be-
come food for invisible germs. The
matter remains, and is changed con-
stantly, but the force seems to be used
without useful effect until man takes
hold of his domain and "replenishes the
earth. y But man himself to a great
extent follows this universal principle,
and not only savage people destroy
each other, and perish by self-inflicted
neglects and injuries, but civilized
nations bend their most untiring
energies to arm themselves for mutual
slaughter The farmer is the conserya-
tive and protecting agent. He turns
natural laws into defined channels and
directs their operation. But he is still
imperfect in this art, for he has not sue
ceeded as yet in diverting the destruc-
tive action of these natural laws
Spring time is opportune for consider
ing this subject SO that better and more
systematic efforts may be made at once
for effect the coming season.
Insects prey upon crops and upon
farm animals. Germs of disease, ever
present in the atmosphere, attack the
animals weakened by unhealthful food
or other unwholesome conditions. In
furious animals, as dogs. ravage the
flocks; the quarrelsome members Of the
herd wound and harass the weaker
one; and in many ways the farmer finds
his labor spent for naught. What can
be done to avoid these injuriesP Much
that is in the power of the farmers
First the natural laws which control
these things should be studied The
habits of destructive insects should be
learned aud systematic work done to
destroy them. The livestock should
be better fed and cared for. the laws Of
nutrition studied and the nature of the
foods be known. The evil results OF
foul air, filth, impure water and injudi-
cious breeding must be realized and a
healthful system of management be
carried out. Injurious animals should
be made harmless Dogs should be
kept in subsection; horns should be pre-
vented by the simple process Of removal
of the germs when the animal is young;
the land should be cultivated under the
best methods, and at the same time the
farmers should insist upon reduction
OF the public burdens by economy in
expenditure and the stoppage Of all
wastes and costly iobbery. Cor. ~ r.
Tribune.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-05-19

There is newspaper museum (Zeit.
ungs-Muscum) in Aachen, whose directors
arc anxious to possess a copy of every rare
journal. They wrote courteous letter TO
the editor Of DAventr du Tonkia, the Jour-
nal founded by the French in Hanoi after
the conquest OF Tonquin, requesting him
kindly to present two numbers to the mu-
scum. They received a letter, OF which the
following is translation: "Hanoi, Jan.
uary "a, 1887 TO the Manager Of the
zeitungs- Museum, in Aix-la- Chapeile: l
thank you for giving me an opportunity OF
making myself dsagreeable TO the Ger
mans, and inform you that refuse To send
you the two numbers Of u Ap0.iy du Iotki,,
which you wished TO possess. Receive the
assurance Of my implscable hatred 10 the
German race. ]. CousIN.n
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-05-19

charge. He is recognized by all nations as
the first fish-culturist in the world,n evil
denced by the grand prize awarded to him
by the international Fisheries Exhibition
at Berlin in 1880
The principal activity of the commits
sioner, however, has been directed ~ to
the wholesale replenshment of our de-
pleted waters, (2) the investigation of the
fisheries past and present (3) the intro
duction and multiplication of useful food
fishes throughout the country. These were
the main purposes for which the commits
sion was founded.
In an article OF this nature 1t is impossi-
BILE to review even casually the important
work accomplished by the commission,
and 1t is only within the purview of a
newspaper article to give brief account
OF the methods employed for Matching and
distributing fish. The policy of Prof
Baird has been to carry out the idea that it
is better to expend small amount of
public money in making fish so abundant
that they can be caught without restric-
ton, and serve as cheap food for people at
large, rather than to expend much larger
amount in preventing the people from
catching the few that still remain after
generations Of improvidence.
The commission has thus established
Matching stations in various States of the
country. These are known as collecting
and distributing stations. The former are
located near the spawning grounds of
those species for which they are especially
intended. The eggs are received at these
stations, and, enough having been re-
served to stock the waters of that region,
the remainder are sent to distributing
stations, usually located at some central
point, to be Matched and shipped to the
waters for which they are intended. The
following stations have thus far been
established: Grand Lake Stream, Maine;
Bucksport Maine; Woods Hole, Mass.
permanent coast-station, which serves as
base Of operations for the scientific in
designations of the commission as a hatch
ing station for eggs Of the codfish); Cold
Spring Harbor, Long Island N Y. Havre
de Grace, Md; Washington, d. C. there
Is situated the central Matching station,
fully equipped for scientific experiments
connected with the propagation of fishes;
1t is also the principal distributing station
Of the Fish Commission for both eggs and
young fish to all portions of the United
States); Wytheville. Va; Saint Jerome's
Creek, Point Lookout, Nd; Avoca, N. c.;
Worthwhile, Mich; Alpena, Mich; Baird,
Shasta County CAL; Clackamas river,
Oregon. The following is a list of the
species artifcially Matched in the United
States since the art was first practiced
here: Brook trout white-fish, lake trout,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-05-19

ingengines, Matching apparatus, and every
thing necessary for the proper care of the
fish while en- route TO their destination.
The spring shipments OF shad has already
commenced, and millions OF them are find
ing homes in the rivers all over the coun-
try
Such is brief sketch Of some Of the
features OF the United States Fish Com
mission, an institution peculiarly American
in its conception, and without a parallel in
any other governmental organization. 1t
has achieved worldwide reputation for
Its enterprise and originality of method
Its work is better appreciated abroad than
in the United States, and at the Interna-
tional Fisheries Exhibition at Berlin and
at London we carried away majority of
the prizes for supremacy both in scientific
method and practical results. Throughout
Europe the United States Fish Commission
Is being held up as one Of the most striking
evidences of the public spirit, intelligence
and liberality OF the American nation.
H. w. SPoFPoRD.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-05-19
FARM AND FIREsIDE.


Farmers who read the papers are
not often humbugged
Hard soap should be kept in dry
place several weeks before using. 1t
will last much longer.
The great value Of the millions OF
pounds of pork sold each year in our
markets is derived from corn.
do not use cracked dishes; they alb
sorb oils or fats from different kinds of
food which renders them unwholesome.
"A brilliant black varnish for iron
stoves and fireplaces is made by stir
ring ivory-black into ordinary shellac
varnish.
Work done in season always brings
better results than when it is postponed
beyond its proper time, foritis then apt
to become fruitless task.
One who has given the method a
trial says that an excellent mode Of
Kidding animals of lice is to dip curry
comb in kerosene frequently while
using it on the hide.
3 We are quite as likely to find the
better market for our products by the
increase Of the home demand as by
looking to foreign markets where others
are selling more cheaply than we can
Afford. Farm, Field and Stocknian.
Fried Chicken la Itaiienne; Cut
up chicken, dip in batter which has
mixed in it chopped tomatoes, one
onion. thyme, parsley, pepper and salt;
fry brown in plenty of boiling lard,
and serve with tomato sauce. Louis
ville Courier-JourRdl.
Fried Parsnips: Scrape and leave
in cold water for an hour, then cook
half an hour in hot sailed water, wipe,
slice lengthwise, dip in melted butter,
then in flour seasoned with salt and
pepper, and fry in boiling dripping.
Drain free of fat and dish. Boston
Budget.
. -Water-cresses Wash well, pick off
decayed leaves and leave in ice water
until You are ready to eat them They
should then be shaken free of wet and
piled lightly in a glass dish. Eat with
salt, They are a piquant appetizer on
sultry mornings and very wholesome. -
Exchange,
Small Sugar Cakes: One heaping
teacup of sugar, three-quarters Of tea
cup of butter, one-quarter of teacup
of sweet milk, two eggs well beaten,
two teaspoonfuls of cream Of tartar, and
one teaspoonful of soda dissolved in hot
water. Use -four sufficient to enable you
to roll out the dough, one tablespoonful
of salt, nutmeg and cinnamon to taste
Cut into round cakes and bake quickly.
-HouSehoid
The following preparation applied
to the surface will prevent any rusting
on plows or any other metal surfaces.
Melt one ounce of resin in gill of lin
seed oil, and when hot mix with two
quarts of kerosense oil. This can
be kept on hand add applied in
a moment with brush or rag to
the metal sarface of any tool that
is not going to be used for few
days. preventing any rust, and saving
much vexation when the time comes to
use it again. So Louis Republican.
If You have soiled white Spanish or
cachemire lace do not throw it aside as
worthless. for it may be colored with
some of the dyes now to be found in
small packages. The lace may then be
used in great many ways. One way
is to trim the edge of tides made of
strips of ribbon and lace or of ribbons
and velvet. or Of those novelties for the
backs of chairs made of a strip of plain
silk placed on each side Of an elegant
strip of crazy patchwork. Indianapolis
Journal.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-05-19
A FAMOUS DETECTIVE.

JAMES Jackson, the famous State detect.
I've, resides in Sing Sing, and Is Generosity
In attendance at the prison. His duties are
TO examine carefully tho face OF every con.
Wet as he enters, and to scrutinize every
visitor in order 10 prevent any discharged
convict seeing his pals. Occasionally he
has 10 make long journeys in pursuit Of
runaway prisoners or 10 identify criminals
convicted in other States He never makes
a mistake; II once he looks man In the
eye he will know him under any disguise,
IS he tells his man by the look OF his eyes
Once an escaped convict had his nose pared
down one third, but jackson detected him
ct once, notwithstanding this remarkable
change OF feature. Mr.. Jackson Is about 5
feet inches in height, about 35 years old,
Of light and sinewy build, with black hair
and piercing black eyes, and Is altogether
remarkably handsome He knows about
10 900 criminals, and 1t is simply wonderful
that he can distinguish the features OF ev-
cry one. On his long journeys he eats very
moderately and always takes one Brand
reth pill ut night When much fatigicd by
the jolting OF the cars on his tiresome trips
he uses two Allcock's Porous Plasters on
the small of the back. which give him re-
newed vigor and quickly relieve him OF all
weariness. These are the only two RENE
dies he uses, and he attributes his vigor and
remarkable health TO Allcock's Porous
Plasters and Brandreth's Pills, Sing Sing,
~. ~ Daily Register.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-05-19
THE sHAD.

pike, perch, Atlantic salmon, shad, land
locked salmon, California salmon, striped
bass, sea bass, grayling, sturgeon, smelt,
herring, alewife, oyster, cod, paddock,
carp, Spanish mackerel, moon-fsh, gold
fish, tench, soft-shelled clam and lobster.
But perhaps the most interesting feature
of the work is the method employed in
Matching the eggs OF fish arti ficially. We
will take the shad as an example AS
soon as the ,shad are taken in the nets or
seines those which are ripe or soft are Sc
lected. II ripe the eggs flow freely
from the female shad when the belly of
the fish is pressed gently; if unripe the
eggs viii not flow at all; if the eggs are
only nearly ripe they will come forth with
difficulty, in masses; such fish are not
taken. A short time before the shad
spawns, clear eggs of large sizs will be
found in the roe, while the rest are still
hard; these become more and more numer-
GUS; after time they separate and fall
apart, a liquid stream. of eggs flowing
from the fish with the slightest pressure.
The melter, or male shad, is rather smaller
than the female, the sex being known by
the dow of milt from the fish; small
quantity Of milt will impregnate large
number Of eggs; about one male in good
condition TO two or three females.
The spawner, or female shad, is easily
known by its size and full appearance.
When all the spawn is taken 1t will be
shown by the blood appearing among the
eggs. A male shad is then taken, two or
three jets Of milk are forced upon the eggs
while the pan is swayed gently to and fro
A little water is added from time to time
until the eggs rise, which will be, usually,
in the course Of half an hour. After i'm
pregnation the eggs will be found to have
Increased in size, and when they rise they
can either be put on trays covered with
cotton cloth or kept in the pan. In the lat
ter case the water should be changed every
hour. The bad eggs will float on top and
are Of whitish color, being called water
blown; good eggs will be clear and like
crystal in appearance. The eggs having
been fortified, the most difficult portion Of
the task remains, VIZ: the care of the eggs
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-05-19

Here is bit Of French fun with a
real funny notion I'M il; Monsieur, ma
dame and Bebe were occupied in the
purchase of pictures, and were discuss
ing the merits of two canyasses, each
representing melon. The parents
hesitated in their choice, when the ques-
ton was solved by Bebe. Take this
one, mamma" said hei ait has not
been cut Golden Days.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-05-19

Mamma. asked little Edith. lis
difficulty real nice medicinepn "Why,
Edith, what put such ridiculous idea
into your headP' "Uncle George said
last night that his little boys life was
saved with difficulty, and was Won
dcring IL it was any nicer than the nasty
stuff you made me take when had the
measles. boston Transcript.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-05-19

How fresh in my mind are the days OF my sickness.
when tossed me In pain. all fevered and sorei
The burning the nausea, the sinking and weakness.
And even the old spoon that my medicine bore.
The old silver spoon. the family spoon.
Tho sick-chamber spoon that my medicine bore.
How 10th were my feysrpsrohed lips TO receive u.
How naureoua the stun that II bore 10 my tongue,
And the pain NJ my inwards, oh, haught could re-
Though tears OF disgust from my eyehAlls II wrung.
The old SILVER spoon, the medicine spoon,
How awful the stun that II left on my tongue.
Such 10 the effect Of nauseous, gripping
medicines which mako the sick-room a
memory Of horror. DIR. Piorce's Pleasant
Purgatiye Pellets, on the contrary, arc
small sugar-coated, easy 20 take, purely
vegetable and perfectly effective. @cents
vial.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-05-19
FISH CULTURE.
ris Importance as an Ecunomlc Question
Latest Methods Employed by the U. s
Fish Commission.

lOriginal.l
AS an economic question, the culture
ana propagation Of fish is scarcely less i'm.
portant than the raising Of cattle for meats
and the production OF cereals for bread
stuns. Yet few people ever stop 20 con.
slider how the fish they daily consume are
propagated. Fsh-culture in its most re-
strlctiyo sense, or fsh-breeding, must
sooner or later DO resorted TO in all dense
iy-pcpuiated countries, for, with the ut
most protection, nature, unaide1, can do
but little to meet the natural demand for
hsh as an article Of food, he improve
ment OF fish-culture In this country is so
familiar TO every one who has the slightest
interest in the subject it is unnecessary TO
refer to II at length, except TO show that
the improvementinth the condition of ourfish-
cries is chiefly due TO the WISE and ener-
getc manner in which Prof. Baird, the
Commissioner Of Fish and Fisheries, has
managed the interests intrusted to his
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-05-19

1t is supposed to be considerably
over four thousand years since the
great engineering works neoessitated
by the overflows of the Yellow river
were undertaken by Yao and Shun
that lnive made their names famous in
the annals of China.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-05-19
ADAM had spare rib with apple sauce.
-Bostoa Post.


The Great Rock Island Route announces
an excursion rate OF one first-class fare for
the round trip to Ottawa, Kan, and return,
on account Of the annual meeting Of the
German Baptist Brethren, tickets good for
going passage May 18th TO Goth inclusive,
and for return passage thirty days from
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pullman Palace Sleeping Cars, Elegant
Day Coaches, Unequaled Dining Cars, two
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